Using AMAZON EC2 for VMware

Question

I'm looking for a cloud solution that allows me to deploy a Linux virtual host remotely, and use it for security testing (ie port scanning, etc). When not in use, maybe have it act as a honeypot. I really like AMAZON's pay what you use approach. Has anyone here used AMAZON's services in a similar fashion?

Any suggestions??

Answer 1

I haven't but my comment on the Amazon services is that they can rack up costs very quickly and it is hard to control the costs as there are too many variables.

Unless you need high resilience, I would recommend simply using a VPS.

Also make sure that, whoever you use, you carefully check the terms and conditions as most providers will not be happy about you doing port scanning from their service.